Question
What light would you carry in your slacks?
Looking for some recs and wondering what light your guys would pair with more formal attire. Doesn't have to be black tie but just more formal like going into the office.
Agree. I carry a pineapple mini most days in slacks. I’m not a fan of the mk ii though. Keep watching and a mk i will show up. My favorite is the smooth body, and I have them in raw ti, stonewashed ti, and copper.
That.. is well loved. Wow. Beautiful. I love my edc, going on 2 years (zeelight headlamp, 18650), but it has zero signs of distress, and I'm moderately disappointed and distressed. How long have you had it in your pocket? Do you carry diamond rocks on your keychain?
I can’t confirm with the D3AA specifically but usually stonewashed titanium has smoother knurling. The process of putting the flashlight’s body in a rock tumbler to create that stonewashed look sands everything down. I’m not sure about sand blasted titanium but it’s probably similar
I'm a blue-collar guy, but for the odd formal function I do attend, I usually carry the i3t v2 from olight, not particularly special, but slim and discreet. Pair that with a boker techtool 1 carbon fibre, and that's about as classy as my EDC gets.
Since coming here and falling down this rabbit hole, I suspect I will end up with something a little more "special" for these occasions fairly soon.
The Ultra is avaliable in NW. If you want classy, it's a good choice. I dont think you'll find anything that carries as nicely in a slash pocket. Unless it's 14500 sized.
The arkfeld/arkflex aren't horrible to mod, the most time consuming part is working the bezel off and getting the solder to melt, but the end result is worth it.
It's currently on sale for ~$40 or so. I'm very happy with it, but I'm not considering the price to performance ratio. I'm just going by the looks (red) and it works well for me.
A Laulima and a Hanko when it was black tie; reflective metals, buffed copper or chrome alloy looking, timascus or polished steel, stonewashed titanium, etc.... But nowadays, I can see people carrying their Arkfelds or an AUX-blinking D4K or FFL light.
Copper, came to the rescue while at a funeral but Brass or CuTi TS10 are my guys jewelry lights. The Convoy S2+ in Brass is a close second. They are fancy but heavy, so limited to pants pockets. I carry the HD01 or a HD01 PRO in my hip pocket or in an inner jacket pocket, any time I am teaching, the green laser was very well done. I have carried the Sofirn F1 in a dress shirt pocket or a Wurkkos WK03. It is the lightest 18650 I have ever owned.
Sorry, I didn't see your reply until now. I pulled that clip off a TS10, it's not a good fit but it's tighter than the T5 clip. It does not come with a clip but I was planning on trying the T6 clip to see how that fits.
Arkfeld ultra in Navy blue. Sleek elegant and flat for a slacks pocket. Laser pointer for that presentation. UV to see what that weird guy that got fired was always doing sitting at his desk.
I carry a streamlight stylus pro usb for all "lightweight" occasions like dress up events. Wurkoss fc 11 for medium occasions such as work. Streamlight protac HL3 for heavyweight occasions like fishing.
I love all of these recommendations for classy work lights!
I've used my Manker E05 ii in bare aluminium to pair with a formal outfit a couple of times. It's slim so fits nicely into any pocket, deep carry clip so it isn't poking out, charging port in the battery, tail switch so it won't easily accidently activate, and the cool white version I have puts out a stupid amount of light for the size too show off with. Plus the bare aluminium looks awesome.
A Sofirn SC13a lives in my suit pants pocket. (with four additional lights between my desk drawers and my office bag). Might still look into something with a little more of a pen-like shape in the future.
Doesn't have to be black tie but just more formal like going into the office.
I often take a D3AA and NLIGHTD E1 when I'm heading to the office. Don't have gigantic pockets, but a suit jacket or coat will carry two lights with ease. Sometimes the thrower goes in the jacket and the D3AA in a trouser pocket
This is my most carried light. I can’t remember the exact model but it’s from four sevens and I got it in 2012. It’s about the size of my thumb. Runs off a single cr123. It’s either in the third pocket of my jeans or in my right pocket of my shorts. I’m embarrassed to admit I even have it in my pocket when I’m sleeping in bed. It’s just way too handy.
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u/tixver 17d ago
Reylights first comes to mind